Expert Details
Hazardous & Ordinary Locations Electrical Safety, EMC, Design for Compliance & Certification, & Project Management Strategy
ID: 736856
Texas, USA
Expert is a problem-solving engineer, project manager, and consultant. He drives results, mentors, and leads with a high standard of integrity.
Areas of Expertise:
Circuit Design
Project Management
Product Sustaining
Product Development
Electrical Safety &
EMC Standards
IPC Standards (applicability, certification, compliance)
Mil Standards
API Standards
USCG and ABS standards.
All of the above is applied to the Oil & Gas industry and Military & Aerospace. SME for Compliance, EMC, and Standards as mentioned above, particularly Haz/Loc standards, worldwide (US & Canada, ATEX, IECEx). Also a subject matter expert for cabling & cable assembly design; plastics & insulation materials.
Education
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Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Technical Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Advice and assistance to engineers and managers in the following areas:• Strategies for reducing certification project time, shortening time-to-market • Design for Intrinsic Safety • Design for Electrical Safety Compliance & for EMC • Design for Hazardous Locations (Haz/Loc) • Design to meet worldwide requirements (ATEX, IECEx, AEx/N. Am.) • IPC compliance • PM & PD • QA and Manufacturing for certification • DFM, DFT, QA, and Manufacturing relating to PCB/PCBA, cabling & electronic assemblies Certification Engineer work (certifying engineer) Test for Compliance, Test for Function |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2019 | Employer: National Oilwell Varco | Title: Senior Electrical Engineer (functioned as Principle) | Department: |
Responsibilities:• GPE (Global Product Engineer), project management, project lead, product development, sustaining, R & D, design for compliance (EMC, electrical safety, Haz/Loc), technical lead & mentor, assist & advise engineering management; SME for Haz/Loc and other standards (UL, NFPA 70, IEC & EN, IPC), ECAD/PCBA administration, ERP and EDC/PLM systems; Lean Engineering, Lean PD, Leadership.• Served as SME for EMC & Hazardous Area Certification design issues, particularly designing for Intrinsic Safety and for EMC, as well as general electronics and PCBA design, the key go-to mentoring engineer for the whole local engineering department as well as for cross-divisional groups. • Led a cross-functional team to successfully bring to market a certified Intrinsically Safe Foundation Fieldbus sensor, which involved resolving unprecedented conflicting technical and certification requirements, one key aspect so advanced it influenced a change in the I.S. standard’s next revision, as well as unique and unusual EMC test challenges. • Competencies: Leadership, Mentorship, Project Management, Problem Solving, Hazardous Locations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2011 | Employer: National Oilwell Varco | Title: Electrical Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Product design & sustaining engineering, design for compliance, product SME, ECAD/PCBA administration; Lean Engineering; project lead & technical lead; internal & external customer interface at various levels including upper and middle management. Required leading product EMC testing.• Developed, documented & brought through certification a productized solution that solved a field EMI-related problem with the company’s main sensor product line, saving many jobs. • Developed the electronics for a multi-channel drill-string in-line sensor from "napkin sketch" to full functional productize prototype in 4 months (late January to OTC in Houston in early May). • Competencies: Leadership, Mentorship, Project Management, Problem Solving, Hazardous Locations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 1999 | Employer: National Oilwell Varco (at that time M/D Totco, a Varco Company) | Title: Associate Electrical Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Product design & sustaining engineering, design and sustaining for compliance. Project lead & technical lead, internal & external customer interface. Required leading product EMC testing.• Simultaneously led cross-company and cross-functional teams to develop & deploy solutions for field issues on two different key products for a key customer, which resulted in saving that business. • Competencies: Leadership, Project Management, Problem Solving, Customer Interface. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 1999 | Employer: National Oilwell Varco | Title: Associate Electrical Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Product design & sustaining engineering, design and sustaining for compliance. Project lead & technical lead, internal & external customer interface. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1997 | Employer: PhotoTelesis, LP | Title: Sr. Engineering Technician | Department: |
Responsibilities: |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of IEEE Member of SPE |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Customer Reviewer for standards, FM Approvals |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| "Gung Ho" Award (employee of the month) "Pit Bull" Award "Wax Ring" Award |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| College experience: 2.5yrs at Texas A&M - Engineering Geology & Philosophy 2 yrs at San Jacinto College - Electronics Technology 1.5yrs at University of Houston - Electronics Technology, Process Control |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| German | Able to read Certification literature, such as an EU Type Examination Certificate |
Fields of Expertise
electrical safety, electrical safety standard, Hazardous Locations, Electromagnetic Compliance, EMC, PCBA, PCBA Standards, IEC 60079-x Standards, IEC 61000-x standards, intrinsic safety, intrinsically safe, Design for Intrinsic Safety, Design for Compliance, Design for EMC, Test for Compliance, Functional Testing, Project Management Strategy, Plastics materials for wiring & electronics, Hazardous Locations Standards